CCTV.com, the official website of China Central Television, won a lawsuit related to broadcasting rights. Asianewsphoto

CCTV.com, the official website of China Central Television, recently won its lawsuit against a Guangzhou-based website for illegally broadcasting an Olympic torch relay program without permission.

According to case statements, on May 8 last year, Shijilong Information Network Co Ltd made the live program of the Beijing Olympic torch relay on Mount Qomolanma available on its website without authorization from CCTV and CCTV.com.

In its lawsuit, CCTV.com asked that Shijilong make a public apology and pay about 4.1 million yuan in compensation.

"Since we got approval from the International Olympic Committee, for recognizing CCTV as China’s only official broadcaster of the Beijing Games and its related torch relay, the State-owned television and its network have been making great efforts to make the programs about the Olympic games," said Liu Lu, director CCTV.com’s copyright protection department.

In addition, CCTV.com also gained the unique official Internet broadcasting rights for programs related to the game, which included audio and video content of 3,800 hours of Olympic events, opening and closing ceremonies, test events, cultural events before and after the Olympics, the Olympic flame gathering and the torch relay.